View Full Version : Characters who could get away with things based on looks


Big C
03-20-2008, 07:20 PM
In a thread on "The Wonder Years," littlebelle said "when you're super cute you can get away with it."

I was wondering about some TV characters who could get away with things based on looks alone.

I'd like to say Tiffany from Unhappily Ever After- she seemed to create problems, but could wiggle her way out of any situation because of her great looks. (Nikki did a fine job portraying that character)

P.S. I changed my avatar.

If littlebelle sees this, don't cry or get angry. It's just that I am not an Atheist. I loved Angie, but she was not the only TV hottie for me.

snl 70s show fan
03-20-2008, 08:50 PM
laurie forman of that 70s show got away with alot of things because of her looks

PlayOn
03-21-2008, 01:55 AM
Blair from The Facts of Life. She could get out of speeding ticket. lol. Jo, as well. She's pretty.
We all know Blanche from The Golden Girls can get away with anything. lol.

tv star collector
03-21-2008, 07:40 AM
On One Day at a Time, when Schneider accidentally broke Barbara's
nose, she worried that her looks were gone. Her mother tried to console
her that she had a lot more going for her than just her looks. But Barb made
the observation that she had "never gotten a speeding ticket" and then
added: "Let's face it, Mom .. I get away with murder and I like it."

:lol:

comedyfreak
03-21-2008, 09:35 AM
Kelly Bundy for sure.

andress_jade
03-21-2008, 02:12 PM
Jeannie from "I Dream of Jeannie" because she was just so darn cute! Tony got angry with her but in the end he pretty much let her get away with anything. After all she was only trying to make her master happy, even if it did get him into trouble. LOL. :D

Blanche and Sophia on "The Golden Girls". Blanche because she could use her looks and body to get away with whatever she wanted, and Sophia because she was old and cute. How do you think Dorothy allowed Sophia to do half the things she did? LOL. :lol:

Rosslover
06-12-2010, 11:20 PM
Gina from JOEY ... she was always talking about getting free things by using her looks...her breasts mostly

old grouch
06-13-2010, 09:11 PM
Ginger from 'Gilligan's Island'

Vito
06-13-2010, 09:23 PM
Stephanie on "Newhart".

catlover79
06-13-2010, 09:29 PM
Samantha Stephens - Bewitched
Serena - Bewitched
Jeannie - I Dream of Jeannie
Daisy Duke - Dukes of Hazzard
All of Charlie's Angels

big bertha
06-14-2010, 12:17 AM
Marcia Brady
Joanie from Happy Days
Danny Bonaduce from the Partridge Family
Arnold from Different Strokes
The Flying Nun
Chrissy from Three's Company
Theodore Cleaver from Leave it to Beaver
Robert Hogan from Hogan's Heroes

catlover79
06-14-2010, 12:22 AM
How could I have forgotten Marcia? I think you could also add adorable little Cindy and Bobby to the list, as well as the way groovy Greg. :D

Retro4Life
06-14-2010, 01:04 AM
First one I thought of was Jennifer Marlowe from WKRP. :)

There's also Angie from Vega$, and "Stacks" from BJ and the Bear (both played by Judy Landers).

Lucy Ewing from Dallas.

Sunny from Bosom Buddies.

catlover79
06-14-2010, 01:11 AM
Oh gosh, Jennifer's the perfect example. How about Corinne Tate (Soap), Fallon Carrington (Dynasty), and Abby Fairgate (Knots Landing)?

biffbronson
06-14-2010, 08:06 PM
Lisa Douglas from Green Acres -- like when she easily coerces Sam Drucker into turning over his entire General Store to her cosmetics sales business

Elly May Clampett from The Beverly Hillbillies -- for example, male police forget why they came when they see her, so her "critters" are not reigned in

catlover79
06-15-2010, 01:45 AM
Thelma Evans Anderson - Good Times
Flo Castleberry - Alice
Kelly Kapowski - Saved By the Bell

Marvo301
06-15-2010, 01:58 AM
Gwendolyn Pierce - Charles in Charge
Sara Rush - Too Close for Comfort

comedyfreak
06-15-2010, 05:37 AM
I'm going to add Shirley Feeny from Laverne & Shirley. She walks seductively toward Carmine to get him to do something for her.

catlover79
06-15-2010, 11:12 AM
Mary Richards - Mary Tyler Moore Show
Laura Petrie - Dick Van Dyke Show
Donna Stone - Donna Reed Show
Mary Stone - Donna Reed Show
Marsha Owens - Mr. Belvedere

catlover79
06-15-2010, 11:13 AM
I'm going to add Shirley Feeny from Laverne & Shirley. She walks seductively toward Carmine to get him to do something for her.
Good call!! Yes, poor Carmine was always wrapped around Shirley's finger. :lol:

Fallon97
06-15-2010, 11:39 AM
Thelma Evans - Good Times

Samantha Stephens - Bewitched

Jeannie - I Dream of Jeannie

Marcia Brady - The Brady Bunch

Daisy Duke - The Dukes of Hazard

The Angels - Charlie's Angels

Barbara Cooper - One Day at a Time

Phoebe Halliwell - Charmed

Pam Ewing - Dallas

Krystle Carrington - Dynasty

Gina Waters - Martin

Sandra Clarke - 227

Regine Hunter - Living Single

Blanche Devereaux - The Golden Girls

Whitly Gilbert - A Different World

Rosslover
11-25-2010, 11:56 PM
Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP
Rachel Green FRIENDS..from waitress to exec at Ralph Lauren
Jefferson D'arcy on Married with Children
Vinnie Barbarino on Welcome Back Kotter
Kelly Bundy on MWC

opus
10-11-2015, 11:19 AM
On One Day at a Time, when Schneider accidentally broke Barbara's
nose, she worried that her looks were gone. Her mother tried to console
her that she had a lot more going for her than just her looks. But Barb made
the observation that she had "never gotten a speeding ticket" and then
added: "Let's face it, Mom .. I get away with murder and I like it."

:lol:

A good answer, and they also quote my favorite line. So 10 Points For Gryffindor.

opus
10-11-2015, 07:20 PM
One more, a one shot character from SEINFELD:

Nicki


Jerry's blonde girlfriend, whose beauty would get her anything she wanted. Got Jerry out of a speeding ticket, but ended up with Elaine's non-date friend who kept losing dinner bets on purpose.

bmasters9
10-11-2015, 07:25 PM
Oh gosh, Jennifer's the perfect example. How about Corinne Tate (Soap), Fallon Carrington (Dynasty), and Abby Fairgate (Knots Landing)?

Fallon very much could, especially when Pamela Sue Martin played her from 1981-84.

Wawwie
10-25-2015, 10:21 PM
One more, a one shot character from SEINFELD:

Nicki


Jerry's blonde girlfriend, whose beauty would get her anything she wanted. Got Jerry out of a speeding ticket, but ended up with Elaine's non-date friend who kept losing dinner bets on purpose.
Weird, because I thought Elaine was like a billion times better looking than that Nicki. Sure, Nicki was attractive, but she looked very average compared to Elaine.

opus
10-28-2015, 06:51 PM
Weird, because I thought Elaine was like a billion times better looking than that Nicki. Sure, Nicki was attractive, but she looked very average compared to Elaine.

But Elaine , as written, does not fit the topic category.

king of comedy
10-28-2015, 07:10 PM
Agree

tvfan25
10-28-2015, 07:17 PM
She may be young, but Michelle Tanner got away with EVERYTHING!

Gemini_89
03-18-2016, 12:01 AM
Hilary Banks (Fresh Prince of Bel Air)

glickmam
03-21-2016, 02:19 AM
Mary Richards - Mary Tyler Moore Show
Laura Petrie - Dick Van Dyke Show
Donna Stone - Donna Reed Show
Mary Stone - Donna Reed Show
Marsha Owens - Mr. Belvedere

I wouldn't put Marsha in this category because she never tried to use her looks to get her out of anything.

Gemini_89
03-21-2016, 08:54 AM
Quinn (Glee)
Santana (Glee)